Jewelry.



T. H. FISHEL.

JEWELRY.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. 30, 1915.

1,210,624. Patented Jan.2,1917.

INVENTOR W M A TTORNE Y THEODORE H. FISI-IEL, OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK.

JEWELRY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJan. 2, 1917.

Application filed October 30, 1915. Serial No. 58,774.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, THEODORE H. FISHEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at 1 1 Manhattan avenue, New Rochelle, in the county ofWVestchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Jewelry, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, forming partthereof.

My invention relates to improvements in articulated ornaments and moreparticularly to articles of jewelry such as bracelets, chains and thelike composed of links or sections of the solid block type.

It is particularly adapted for use in ornaments containing those jewelsthat depend on their setting for their brilliancy, such as rhinestonesand the like.

An object of my invention is to provide integral sections capable ofbeing flexibly joined without the use of separate connecting means, anda further object is to join such sections neatly and evenly.

Another object of my invention is to provide links or sections havingrectangular sides thus presenting an even smooth ap pearance andlikewise concealing the joining means when the article is in use.

Further objects of my invention are simplicity, strength,ineXpensiveness, and facility and ease in manufacture.

My invention has other features and advantages which will appear fromthe following description.

I will now describe the embodiments of my invention illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and will thereafter point out my invention inclaims.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a bracelet embodying my invention.Fig. 2 is a bottom elevation of three links or sections of the braceletshown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section taken on theline 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a bottom elevation in perspective of asingle section or link.

Articulated ornaments have been made wherein the sections are of theblock type, but heretofore special independent means have had to beprovided for connecting the sections, such as beading them on a wire, orusing connecting plates or links, all of which added to the expense ofthe article and detracted from its neatness and simplicity andcomplicated its manufacture.

In my invention I provide blocks or sections having formed thereonintegral connecting means for joining them together. The block 1 issolid and is provided with a depression 7 in which jewels are adapted tobe set in any well known manner, such for example as beading. At one endof the block 1 are projecting lugs joined by a bar which form a loop oreye 3 and at the other end is formed a projecting arm or tongue 2. Asocket a is formed in the rear of the block 1 and behind and below thetongue 2. At the rear of the socket 1-, a recess 5 is provided for thepurpose hereinafter explained.

In joining the blocks or sections, the tongue or arm 9. of one sectionis inserted into the eye 3 of the adjacent section and is then folded orbent back so that the eye 3 is received in the socket l of the sectioncontaining the tongue, the end of the tongue 2 fitting into the recess 5provided at the rear of the socket 4:. The sections are thus closely andneatly joined and the sides are practically contiguous. The tongue 2linked about the eye 3 of the adjacent section fits neatly in thesocket, it being practically flush with the side and bottom of the link.Flexibility is maintained at all times, for the tongue 2 is preventedfrom coming into too close contact with the eye 3 by means of the recess5, the top of which acts as a stop for the movement of the end of thetongue 2.

The socket 4- is closed on its sides by the walls of the section orunit, thus inclosing the joining means and limiting lateral pivotalmovement between the links, and likewise presenting a rectangularsurface to the eye which adds to the ornamental appear ance of thearticle. The article is made by joining any desired number of sectionsas heretofore described, the ends of which may be secured in any mannersuch for example as the spring catch 9 and the chain 8 shown in Fig. 1.

It is obvious that various modifications may be made in the constructionshown and above particularly described within the principle and scope ofmy invention as set forth in the following claims.

I claim:

1. An integral jewel setting having unbroken rectangular side walls, atongue at one end of the setting, a socket underneath the tongue, arecess at the rear of the socket, the socket and recess being hidden bythe side walls when the setting is in use, and a loop formed at theopposite end of the seted to fit into the loop of the adjacent unit 10ting. and be folded around it, the loop fitting into 2. A non-expansiblechain comprising a the socket below the said tongue, the end ofplurality of units having rectangular sides, the tongue fitting intotherecess formed at each unit having a loop at one end, and a the rearof the socket. socket at the other, the socket being closed 'In:testimony whereof I have affixed my 15 on its tWo sides by the Walls ofthe unit, a signature. recess provided at the rear of the socket, a,

tongue formed above the socket, andadaptv V I THEODORE H. FISHEL.

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